Experience Buick:

Experience a new lease on luxury with a new Buick!

Get a new special 24 month lease on a Buick and you'll receive 2 years of scheduled maintenance, 2 years of On Star, and 2 years of Sirius XM Radio!

The following Vehicles qualify:

•2012 Verano - $199/month for 24 months

•2012 Regal Turbo- $259/month for 24 months

•2012 LaCrosse- $279/month for 24 months

•2012 Enclave- $299/month for 24 months

To start your new lease visit us online at: www.donelliott.com or for more details visit Buicks website at: http://www.hartonchevy.com/AboutSpecials?p=buick-2012-Experience-MultiCar Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime offer!

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Dodge Dart Pushes Marketing

The Dodge Dart has certainly been a welcoming new attraction to Dodge. It's sleek style, the technology inside, and 41mpg are enough to make anyone's head turn. Now Dodge is ramping up advertising with the latest commercial for the Dart aired during the MLB All-Star Game.

DigitalTrends writes:


The Dodge Dart media campaign won’t kick into high gear until September, but that hasn’t stopped Chrysler from giving us a glimpse at this hotly anticipated compact car.


The spot, which is titled “How to Change Cars Forever,” aired last night during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and kicks off the Dart’s “New Rules” ad campaign.


With the Jay-Z and Kanye West single “No Church in the Wild” bumping in the background, we’re treated to a humor-filled, rapid-fire look at what goes into designing a car from the ground up: apparently lots of coffee and little sleep. There’s even a brief cameo by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for that obligatory celeb tie-in.


“Adding a dose of fun, creative license and Dodge brand humor, [the ad] captures the meticulous process of starting with a simple idea and developing it into a revolutionary new car,” says Olivier Francois, head of marketing for Chrysler Group LLC. “[With the commercial] we wanted to provide a peek inside what it takes to bring a new car to fruition.”

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/chrysler-preps-dodge-dart-marketing-push-during-mlb-all-star-game/#ixzz20QqYPIEF

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What To Do About Your Check Engine Light!

Imagine this: You're driving down the highway, everything seems smooth... No strange noises, smooth ride, then it happens... The check engine light comes on! The Check Engine light has the ability to immediately strike fear in the hearts of drivers everywhere, and leave you wondering how much the problem is going to cost to fix and if you will be able to afford it.

While it is true that sometimes the check engine light can signal a serious issue with your car, it can also signal much more simple issues with a cheap or free fix. These problems can be anything from a cylinder misfire to your gas cap not being on tight enough and everything in between.

So what can you do about it?

DON'T PANIC! If there doesn't appear to be any initial problems that are overly noticeable, see if there's a simple fix. Try checking for a loose gas cap, check all your fluid levels, and if that doesn't appear to fix it, maybe it's time to see someone about doing something a little more serious.

Get a free diagnostic! Often times car part shops such as Advanced Auto will do a free diagnostics check on your engine and can tell you what the issue is. It may be something you can take care of, or you might need to see a mechanic, but it's worth looking into.

If it is something that requires a mechanic we're here for you! With our body shop you can order parts online 24/7, view service specials, or schedule an appointment online!

For more info on what it means when your check engine light comes on, click here! 

To take a look at our service department online, click here!

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Volt Drivers... Saving The Planet

If you keep up in auto news at all [specifically Chevrolet] you've probably heard your fair share about the Chevy Volt, but there may be one major thing you haven't heard yet... How it's drivers are saving the world.

More specifically Volt drivers have already saved the planet 1 whole supertanker of gasoline! Don't find that very impressive, well, let's put some perspective on it.

One supertanker of fuel holds 2.1 MILLION gallons of fuel! That's enough to fill your 40mpg/10gallon tank economy car up 210,000 times making it able to drive 8.4 million miles... who doesn't want that?

Ultimately, the Volt is making a huge impact on drivers everywhere. It's the car that's literally changing the world...

For more info, and purchase info click here!

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When Should You Fill Up?

When do you wait to fill up your gas tank? Do you constantly keep it full, half empty, riding close to 'E'?

One blogger writes about what she thinks the advantages and disadvantages are of different fuel levels.

Kristy Welsh writes:


There has recently been a lot of talk on how you can get better gas mileage by driving when your tank is half full to empty or making sure you fill up when your tank is half full. Which is correct – or does either method hold any water?




The fill ‘er up when it’s half full foks proclaim that if you leave the gas tank empty, the gas will be evaporating in the empty space of the tank. Gas tanks are designed to force out all those gas fumes from the tank into the atmosphere and this gas is wasted. Yes, it’s true, but how much gas are you actually losing? To tackle this one, I woke up the engineering part of my brain (I used to be one) and looked at a paper published by the Environmental Protection Agency and their analysis of gasoline storage tanks and the evaporation rates.


At 60 degrees Fahrenheit, a gallon of vehicular gasoline weighs about 6.15 pounds. In the above paper on page 87 (if you want to chew through it), they go over what the gasoline vapor losses are for large storage tanks. For a 8400 gallon tank the total loss is 48 lbs (or about 8 gallons) a year.


Read more: http://www.creditinfocenter.com/wordpress/2008/07/24/increase-mileage-gas-tank-full-or-half-empty/

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More Than Just A Car

The all new Chevy Malibu Eco is more than just a car... it's a lifestyle.

It's a lifestyle that involves high end luxury, connectivity, and the ability to go...

Hybrid Cars writes:

Timing is everything. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, equipped with a mild hybrid powertrain with an EPA rating of 25/37 city/highway and 29 mpg combined, began arriving at dealers a few weeks ago, just as gasoline began edging past $4 a gallon in several regions of the U.S.

The arrival of the new family sedan at the same time that gas hit the $4 benchmark was likely more luck than astute planning, however. The Detroit Free Press reports that General Motors pushed the production of the Malibu Eco ahead by nearly seven months in January 2010 – when the average pump price was $2.74 a gallon.

Read more: http://www.hybridcars.com/vehicle/chevrolet-malibu-eco.html

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Making the Malibu Safe

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco has been smashed, crushed, flipped and rolled all to provide drivers and their families with unparalleled safety.


These are the steps Chevrolet has taken:


Before
Protection is great, but prevention is better. The 2013 Malibu Eco was designed with that in mind, offering technologies that will help avoid collisions altogether including Stabilitrak® Electronic Stability Control System, which assists with directional control of the vehicle during difficult driving situations. Malibu Eco even offers an available Rear Vision Camera to help see certain stationary objects while traveling in Reverse at low speeds.

During
In the event of a collision, Malibu Eco is equipped to help protect you and your passengers. For the first time, Malibu offers up to 8 airbags including knee air bags for front seat passengers13. Structural integrity of the vehicle is important during collisions and Malibu Eco provides an extremely strong, stiff body and an ultra-high-strength steel safety cage, along with Rollover Protection.

After
Every Malibu Eco offers the security of the latest generation of OnStar with Automatic Crash Response12, standard for the first six months. Built-in sensors can automatically alert an OnStar Advisor who is immediately connected to you through your vehicle to see if you need help sent to your exact location — even if you can't respond.

To view a video of the Malibu Eco's crash testing in action, click here!

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